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"Strict copyright" doesn't make sense either. OSS licenses are just as strict as closed source ones. You can just say a "closed source license."
by Anon1096 4y ago
"Strict copyright" doesn't make sense either. OSS licenses are just as strict as closed source ones. You can just say a "closed source license."
- bayindirh 4y agoOSS licenses are generally called "permissive", "weak copyright", "weak copyleft" and "strong copyleft" (in case of GPL family) depending on the context and nature of the license implied. "Strict/Strong Copyright" makes sense.
- quietbritishjim 4y agoJust try Googling for "weak copyright" or "strong copyright". You can see for yourself that there's no such usage like you're explaining. All the top results are about whether copyright as a general concept is, or should be, strong or weak, applied to all circumstances (proprietary and open sourced software alike and even other types of copyrightable works). Strong and weak copyleft is a different matter, those terms do make sense. Maybe that's the source of confusion here.